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Possible derivation of Gurmukhi from earlier writing systems. [ 17 ] [ note 1 ] The Greek alphabet, also descended from Phoenician, is included for comparison. Gurmukhi evolved in cultural and historical circumstances notably different from other regional scripts, [ 14 ] for the purpose of recording scriptures of Sikhism , a far less ...
The Gurmukhi Alphabet with marks showing pronunciation (ucharan). The Mūl Mantar, the opening verse of the Sikh scripture, with "Shudh Ucharan" Before the printing of the Guru Granth Sahib was widespread, the copies or birs of the scripture were handwritten almost always in larivaar script. [20]
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Punjabi on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Punjabi in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
In Pakistan, Punjabi is written using the Shahmukhi alphabet, based on the Perso-Arabic script; in India, it is written using the Gurmukhi alphabet, based on the Indic scripts. Punjabi is unusual among the Indo-Aryan languages and the broader Indo-European language family in its usage of lexical tone.
Ik Onkar has a distinct spelling in the Gurmukhi script [14] and the phrase is found in many Sikh religious scriptures and inscribed in places of worship such as gurdwaras. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] In Mul Mantar
Shahmukhi (Shahmukhi: شاہ مُکھی, pronounced [ʃäː(ɦ)˦.mʊ.kʰiː], lit. ' from the Shah's or king's mouth ', Gurmukhi: ਸ਼ਾਹਮੁਖੀ) is the right-to-left abjad-based script developed from the Perso-Arabic alphabet used for the Punjabi language varieties, predominantly in Punjab, Pakistan.
Ṅaṅā [ŋɑŋːɑ̃] (ਙ) is the tenth letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet. Its name is [ŋɑŋːɑ̃] and is pronounced as /ŋ/ when used in words. It is derived from the Laṇḍā letter ṅa, and ultimately from the Brahmi ṅa. Gurmukhi ṅaṅā does not have a special pairin or addha (reduced) form for making conjuncts, and in modern ...
Gagaa (ਗ) is the eighth letter of the Gurmukhi alphabet. Its name is [gəgːɑ] and is pronounced as /g/ when used in words. Its name is [gəgːɑ] and is pronounced as /g/ when used in words. It is derived from the Laṇḍā letter ga , and ultimately from Brahmi ga .